Considering cooking my own cat food...

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Originally Posted by Lucky Luke

As of this morning, both my putty tats are raising their noses at the canned stuff I'm serving them (Performatrin Ultra and Science Diet K/D diet)...


I found this web page with plenty of home cooked cat food recipes

http://www.healthyrecipesforpets.com...d_recipes.html

I'm just trying to figure out which one would be safest for Sasha?
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Talk to the VET..Many have recipes for cats who wont eat special foods..
 
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Originally Posted by sharky

Talk to the VET..Many have recipes for cats who wont eat special foods..
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Trying to...seems that he's always too busy when I call and a call back can take a few hours. At any rate, since Mr Finicky wouldn't touch the K/D diet or the Performatrin Salmon Bisque (which Mr Tiggy can't get enough of it seems); I took a chance, opened up a can of Performatrin Ultra Chicken Stew (since it has a lot of gravy) and put the open can in front of Sasha.

He ate! Agreed, mostly the gravy part and the top layer of chicken pieces, but he ate, more than the quarter-sized piece he ate of the K/D I tried to feed him this morning.

The Perf. Ultra has about 10% crude protein as opposed to the 6.5% of the K/D...it's more protein but still a lot less than the Royal Canin Mature (dry) which is at 27%...it'll have to do until I hear back from the Vet.

Sorry if I babble; Sasha's my little buddy. I raised him from kittenhood and I'm worried sick for him.
 
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WHen you have him on the phone ask him about the Hills homemade diet... I have it but would prefer you get it from a vet
 
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Please don't feed anything listed on that website. Home cooked diets are, IMO, not too difficult. But, while I don't claimed to be an expert, feeding the ones listed on the website will take a little knowledge to achieve a balanced diet over time. There is a reason why most commercial food has all of those vit/min added. Looking over some of the recipes, a fair amount have ingredients that have been questioned as to whether or not they are beneficial, or needed, in a cats diet.

POTATOES AU FELINE
Ingredients:

* 3 cups boiled sliced potatoes
* 2 T grated vegetables
* 1/2 cup creamed cottage cheese
* 1 T Nutritional yeast
* 2 T grated carrots
* 1/4 cup whole milk
* 1/4 cup grated cheese
 
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chris10;2956222 said:
Please don't feed anything listed on that website. Home cooked diets are, IMO, not too difficult. But, while I don't claimed to be an expert, feeding the ones listed on the website will take a little knowledge to achieve a balanced diet over time. There is a reason why most commercial food has all of those vit/min added. Looking over some of the recipes, a fair amount have ingredients that have been questioned as to whether or not they are beneficial, or needed, in a cats diet.

POTATOES AU FELINE
Ingredients:

* 3 cups boiled sliced potatoes- Very common alternate starch or carb used in RX type diets... 3 cups is this for several days?
* 2 T grated vegetables_ Which ones are recommended
* 1/2 cup creamed cottage cheese- VERY common again in RX and homemade diets
* 1 T Nutritional yeast- I am guessing they are figuring this = some supplement though many cats cant handle it
* 2 T grated carrots- More veggies?
* 1/4 cup whole milk- YIKES ... most cats are lactose intolerant
* 1/4 cup grated cheese- Flavor>???

This is totally NOT complete for maintenance... but it looks similar to a very very old homemade diet( ie from 60 ish years ago)
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Originally Posted by sharky

This is totally NOT complete for maintenance... but it looks similar to a very very old homemade diet( ie from 60 ish years ago)
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Just a random one I pulled from the website. But the other ones, I have seen, are not complete for maintenance and would even make me sweat a little about getting everything balanced over time. So hopefully the op can get some vet guidance before even thinking about attempting a diet, and hopefully pass on this website.
 
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